Protecting What's Important

[tdeluca]

Hello Charlotte Homeowners

My name is Tim DeLuca security consultant with CPI Security Sytems located in Charlotte,NC.
We are the only security company with the real time response system which offers the fastest response time in the security industry whether it would be fire, medical or a police emergency!

Don't be a victim of crime in your own home. Be proactive not reactive when it comes to protecting your home and family.

Call me Tim Deluca with CPI security at 704-506-0156 or [e-mail] for a free in home demonstration and protection inspection.

[guardian]

Hi Tim, would this "real time response system" be a two-way voice system?

If so, many....many security companies offer such devices. In fact, Guardian's offers features that yours doesn't.

I constantly run into your customers and they think they are so special since they got a two-way voice system, and then they find out that they could have had Guardian's extra features and they are quite displeased.

I also wonder where you get that it offers "the fastest response time in the security industry". With over 13000 security companies in the US I would like to see your evidence for such a claim.

[bluelinebill]

Hi
I have an old lady who lives next to me. I can't flush the toilet with out her knowing about it. She's free and yells at kid's who stay out to late.
I suggest that everyone get a old crabby neighbor lady to stop crime.
She will call the police each time you pass wind or have more than two cars in your driveway.

[guardian]

bluelinebill said:

Hi
I have an old lady who lives next to me. I can't flush the toilet with out her knowing about it. She's free and yells at kid's who stay out to late.
I suggest that everyone get a old crabby neighbor lady to stop crime.
She will call the police each time you pass wind or have more than two cars in your driveway.

That's a great idea....perhaps we should start selling old ladies. I figure, if they are old enough, then they don't really eat all that much, so something like $50 a month? I mean, we couldn't warranty them or anything as they probably wouldn't last more than a couple of years, but for those few years you would have the ultimate in home protection...Maw Vittle.

Serious note: One thing that I do find hilarious is when I am walking around a neighborhood writing down notes about houses (so I literally stare at the front of someone's house for a good 10 seconds writing things on a notebook), then when I talk to someone in the neighborhood they say "oh my neighbors watch the house, so they would call the police if anything suspicious was going on". My only thought is "I have had my car parked out front for an hour, I have walked around the neighborhood writing random things down while no one knew who I was....WHAT?" But some people just think they are bullet-proof.

[saf]

Regarding any of the monitored security systems, I have one but I take it's value with a grain of salt. I don't see much difference in value between any of the services.

If PD gets a residential alarm call just how much of a priority do you think it gets? What's reasonable....they may get there in 10-15 minutes? I'm not blaming the police, what percentage of residential alarms are valid vs. false/accidental? They only exception is when the alarm goes through as a panic alarm and you don't need two-way voice to do that, just press the button.

I have a monitored alarm more for fire than anything else. As far as a burglary, hopefully the siren will prevent them from sticking around too long.

[guardian]

saf said:

Regarding any of the monitored security systems, I have one but I take it's value with a grain of salt. I don't see much difference in value between any of the services.

If PD gets a residential alarm call just how much of a priority do you think it gets? What's reasonable....they may get there in 10-15 minutes? I'm not blaming the police, what percentage of residential alarms are valid vs. false/accidental? They only exception is when the alarm goes through as a panic alarm and you don't need two-way voice to do that, just press the button.

I have a monitored alarm more for fire than anything else. As far as a burglary, hopefully the siren will prevent them from sticking around too long.

The false alarm to real alarm ratio is staggering, it is about 9 to 1. Actually, two-way voice systems not only cut down on false alarms but the police put more priority on these signals because our operator can tell the dispatcher that they hear glass breaking or screams in the background and that will make them get there much sooner.

Fire is definitely the best reason to have a system if you ask me too. A burglar will most likely come in while you are gone and take your stuff, a fire could very easily kill you.

[bruce]

Alarm systems are great ,but when they drive a truck through your front door and steal everything they can in 2 minutes ,they are playing the odds that a policemen want get there by then. This has been the trend for a while now. But you are much better off having one than not. Its one more price you have to pay in dealing with criminals..

[guardian]

bruce said:

Alarm systems are great ,but when they drive a truck through your front door and steal everything they can in 2 minutes ,they are playing the odds that a policemen want get there by then. This has been the trend for a while now. But you are much better off having one than not. Its one more price you have to pay in dealing with criminals..

Where has this been happening? The trend that I keep hearing about is criminals knocking on the door to see if anyone is home and then kicking it in.

In either case at the very least the police get there much sooner which increases the chances of recovering your items and catching the scumbags.

[joines]

Okay......Here's the TREND: Thug,with pants hanging down, kicks in your door--beats the crap out of whoever happens to be in there--rapes and assaults the children or grandmothers--leaves--is arrested---bonds out (Right McCory & Gilchrist?)--buys handgun--shoots and kills innocent citizen--serves 4 to 15 years.

[lalagirl]

THats where the change needs to be...the last fact (4-15 years), We should all be prepared for this and be ready to defend ourselves. This way they get a life sentence..so to speak.

[bruce]

I guess I should have been more specific, because this happens a lot to business owners,not home owners.
Ask any policemen and they will tell you that when a truck is stolen a lot of times it is used this way.
I know of 2 business owners who have had their own truck stolen and the thieves come back later and used it to push the door in to gain access. Talk about adding insult to injury!!!! The thieves know that most of the time the police response time is not quick enough to catch them.
The thieves are simply playing the odds.
The mind set of a criminal allows them to take chances like this. joines is right in what he says because even if they are caught red handed,
they probably will serve very little time if any.

[joines]

Here's another trend: an alarm salesman from a seemingly reputable company cozies up to you in a rather innocuous manner. He eventually wins over your confidence and you invite him over for a cup of tea and to discuss the technologically latest "nut-grabbing" anti-thief devices. As you are preparing his beverage in the kitchen, he begins casually casing the inside of your house, making small, yet significant, mental notes about the valuables in sight. He then does one of two things:

A] He quickly and polite quaffs down the beverage and says that he will return with some samples for you to look at.
B] He knocks you on or shoots you in the head, rapes your family and steals your stuff.

In the event either happens and he is arrested, he is back on the street in 3 to twenty four hours lasciviously calculating how he can abuse more.

[bruce]

What a imagination you have joines,you should be writing for some tv crime drama . Your command of the english language is pretty good. Where did you get your sense of humor?

[guardian]

bruce said:

I guess I should have been more specific, because this happens a lot to business owners,not home owners.
Ask any policemen and they will tell you that when a truck is stolen a lot of times it is used this way.
I know of 2 business owners who have had their own truck stolen and the thieves come back later and used it to push the door in to gain access. Talk about adding insult to injury!!!! The thieves know that most of the time the police response time is not quick enough to catch them.
The thieves are simply playing the odds.
The mind set of a criminal allows them to take chances like this. joines is right in what he says because even if they are caught red handed,
they probably will serve very little time if any.

Ahhh, yes, businesses are an entirely different beast. Hopefully if someone owns their own business they are wise enough to invest in cameras as well as security.

joines said:

Here's another trend: an alarm salesman from a seemingly reputable company cozies up to you in a rather innocuous manner. He eventually wins over your confidence and you invite him over for a cup of tea and to discuss the technologically latest "nut-grabbing" anti-thief devices. As you are preparing his beverage in the kitchen, he begins casually casing the inside of your house, making small, yet significant, mental notes about the valuables in sight. He then does one of two things:

A] He quickly and polite quaffs down the beverage and says that he will return with some samples for you to look at.
B] He knocks you on or shoots you in the head, rapes your family and steals your stuff.

In the event either happens and he is arrested, he is back on the street in 3 to twenty four hours lasciviously calculating how he can abuse more.

Have you actually heard of this happening? I have commented once or twice about how trusting people can be (which is a good thing since I know that I am one of the good guys), when they will flat out tell you they do not have an alarm system and do not want one I always think "what if I were a robber, now I would know exactly who to hit".

I hope that this whole thing was meant as a joke and not some type of accusation or condemnation of security salesmen. I go above and beyond to make sure that my customers are as secure as possible, on occasion I even lose out on money because I wanted to be sure that someone had the protection that I knew they needed, even if they weren't willing to pay for it.

And yes, the system is broken, which is exactly why I think people should have alarm systems, crime is going to be out there, it is just a question of who they target. I don't want them to target me or anyone that I know.

[bruce]

Welcome (Guardian) to joines world of poking fun at all of us. He is not to be taken seriously. However I must confess that he provoked me once and I bit hook line and sinker, on another thread. He has a very elegant way with words though. If I had to guess he probably is a english teacher somewhere in char-meck.(a wild guess) but his sense of humor is pretty good even if it is misplaced.

[guardian]

bruce said:

Welcome (Guardian) to joines world of poking fun at all of us. He is not to be taken seriously. However I must confess that he provoked me once and I bit hook line and sinker, on another thread. He has a very elegant way with words though. If I had to guess he probably is a english teacher somewhere in char-meck.(a wild guess) but his sense of humor is pretty good even if it is misplaced.

That's what I figured, but thanks for the confirmation.